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Labor, one of the largest and
most influential of the unions.
The first two New York City
Labor Days took place on the
5th of September, but in 1884,
the third annual New York
City Labor Day holiday was
scheduled for the first Monday
in September, and that date
stuck.
Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and the Netherlands
also celebrate Labour Day
on different dates; though
that has to do with how the
holiday originated in those
countries. This day has long
been a focal point for
commemorating the
achievements of the labor
movement.
the American Federation of
Labor passed a resolution
that "eight hours shall
constitute a legal day's labor
from and after 1st May,
1886". By 1886 around
250,000 workers were
involved in the eight-hour
Day movement. On 1st May,
1886 several labour unions
across the US went on
strike, demanding a standard
eight hours of workday.
On 4th May there was
bloodshed in Chicago's
Haymarket, a bomb was
thrown by a revolutionist
led to the deaths of a dozen
of people and the injury of
over 100 people. Five years
later this day is recognized
as a holiday by a socialist
organization.
The practice of holding
annual festivities to celebrate
workers spread across the
country, but Labor Day
didn’t become a national
holiday for more than a
decade. Oregon became the
first state to declare it a
holiday in 1887, and
states like New York,
Massachusetts and
Colorado soon followed
suit. Under President
Grover Cleveland, and
despite growing awareness
of the labor movement, the
first Monday in September
became a national holiday in
1896. Labor union leaders
in the United States had
pushed for a September
date for the New York
demonstration, which
coincided with a conference
in the city of the Knights of
History of Labor Day
ILOILO DREAM ENGLISH ACADEMY
The Oracle
Holidays in May—
June
May 1—Labor’s Day
May 16—Lailatul Isra Wal
June 12—Independence Day
June 21—June Solstice
July 19—Eidul—Fitar
Inside this issue:
History of Labor
Day
1
Mayflower
Festival
2
How to Write
Well
3
We ask:
If you were given
a chance to study
in your next life,
what course
would you take
up and why?
4
Follow your dream!
Labor Day is a public holiday
which is held to pay homage
to the working people. It is a
federal holiday. All offices in
the government, schools and
organizations and many
businesses are closed. Some
public celebrations, such as
fireworks displays, picnics
and barbecues, are
organized, however, they are
not as grand as New Year or
July 1st. For many teams, it is
the start of the football
season. Since it is the last
chance for many people to
take summer trips, there
may be some congestion
on highways and at
airports. Public transit
systems do not usually
operate on their regular
timetables.
This holiday has the story of
violence and celebration that
is deeply embedded in the
history of the American
labor movement. It has
spread around the world
in different forms,but it is
distinctly American.
It originated from the United
States labor union movement
in the late 19th Century,
particularly the eight-hour
day movement, which
advocated eight hours for
work per day. In Late
nineteenth century the
working conditions were
severe and unsafe. Working
people had to work 12-16
hours per day. In 1884 the
FOLTU (Federation of
Organized Trades and
Labor Unions) which later
became
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“The United States
labor union
movement...
advocated eight
hours for work
every day.”

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Philippines is known for its
different colorful and amazing
festivals that are celebrated by
Filipinos all over the country
every year in honor of their
Patron Saint or as a celebration
of the Glorious Day. One of this
festivals is called “May Flower
Festival” in Spanish “Flores De
Mayo” which falls in the month
of May to pay tribute to the
Virgin Mary. It is believed that
during this month, in the
tropical islands of the
Philippines, the fragrance of
flowers float in the air. When
the rain begins to pour after a
long period of dryness, the
flowers bloom, and as
predominantly Catholics,
Filipinos celebrate the grace of
rain by giving praise to the
Blessed Virgin Mary. The
townfolks are busy collecting
colorful flowers to decorate the
church’s altar and aisles.
There are different activities
done to celebrate this festival.
First of all, everyday in May,
people gather in the church to
pray the rosary, and the
children walk with their freshly-
cut flowers in the aisle while
sprinkling petals from their
basket and singing the hymn of
Lady Immaculate. Another way
of celebrating it is the what we
called “Sagala” or
“Santacruzan” held on the last
day of “Flores de Mayo” in
honor of Helena
Constantinople, locally known
as “Reyna Elena” and
Constantine The Great’s
Mayflower Festival
“...selected not
only by their
looks, but their
embodiment of
traditional
feminine
qualities.”
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search for the true cross in
Jerusalem. This is the Religious-
Historical beauty pageant that
beautiful young Filipinas are
selected to join the colorful
parade. The stars are selected
not only by their looks alone
but for their embodiment of
traditional feminine qualities.
This is a week-long street
pageant in almost every town of
the Philippines, ranging from the
barrio to the metropolis
honoring the Philippine’s
beautiful young ladies and their
handsome escorts as they walk
down the street under the hand
-maid bamboo arcs decorated
with fragrant colorful native
flowers. This colorful pageant
parade is arranged in order, and
“Reyna Elena” is the last in line,
since she is the highlight of the
procession, the legendary
founder of the true Cross,
represented by the small cross
she carries and escorted by her
son, Constantine, under a huge
canopy of May Flowers. Behind
her is the float carrying the
image of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, followed by a brass band
that lends the festive sounds to
the procession. As the pageant
moves along the street,
devotees holding lit candles
follow, and join in the rosary,
novena and song of praise.
This festival “May Flower
Festival’’, was introduced by the
Spaniards in the Philippines and
has since become a part of
Filipino tradition recognized
with youth, love and romance.
“..during this
month, the
fragrance of
flowers float in
the air.”
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How to Write Well
On the other hand, William Safire came up with this
set of rules on how to attain effective writing:
1. Parenthetical words however must be enclosed in
commas.
2. It behooves you to avoid archaic expressions.
3. Avoid archaeic spellings too.
4. Don't repeat yourself, or say again what you have said
before.
5. Don't use commas, that, are not, necessary.
6. Do not use hyperbole; not one in a million can do it
effectively.
7. Never use a big word when a diminutive alternative would
suffice.
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According to Frank L. Visco, one can achieve good writing by following and remembering this set of rules:
(This was actually and originally published in the June 1986 issue of Writers' Digest.)
13. Don’t be redundant; don’t use more words than
necessary; it’s highly superfluous.
14. Profanity sucks.
15. Be more or less specific.
16. Understatement is always best.
17. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than
understatement.
18. One word sentences? Eliminate.
19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
20. The passive voice is to be avoided.
21. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid
colloquialisms.
22. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
23. Who needs rhetorical questions?
1. Avoid Alliteration. Always.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. Avoid clichés like the plague. (They’re old hat.)
4. Employ the vernacular.
5. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
6. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are
unnecessary.
7. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
8. Contractions aren’t necessary.
9. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
10. One should never generalize.
11. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once
said, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”
12. Comparisons are as bad as clichés.
8. Subject and verb always has to agree.
9. Placing a comma between subject and predicate, is not
correct.
10. Use youre spell chekker to avoid mispeling and to catch
typograhpical errers.
11. Don't repeat yourself, or say again what you have said
before.
12. Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its
not needed.
13. Don't never use no double negatives.
14. Poofread carefully to see if you any words out.
15. Hopefully, you will use words correctly, irregardless of how
others use them.
16. Eschew obfuscation.
17. No sentence fragments.
18. Don't indulge in sesquipedalian lexicological constructions.
19. A writer must not shift your point of view.
20. Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
21. Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long
sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
22. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
23. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a
linking verb is.
24. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
25. Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun
with singular nouns in their writing.
26. Always pick on the correct idiom.
27. The adverb always follows the verb.
28. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
29. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a
great deal of repetition can be by rereading and editing.
30. And always be sure to finish what you have started

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We ask: If you were given a chance to study in your next life, what
course would you take up and why?
If I were given a chance to study, I want to
take up Journalism. I am interested in
enduring my thoughts about society,
problems in the community and changes in
nature. I want to express my ideas about
political and environmental issues, crimes
and any problems in the community . I want
to help people who don’t
have the freedom and
opportunity to express
their feelings agains the
government. Through my
writings, they can have the
courage and be motivated
to fight against their fears.
-Sheryl Servano
Teacher
“If I were given a chance, I would
choose Business Administration,
Medicine or Criminology, for I want
to earn more, and I want to
experience new things
-James
Teacher
I would take course in Phonics. My spelling is very
bad. How to pronounce correctly is most important
for me. Even though I sometimesknow how to
pronounce worlds, I cannot spell the word.
Especially when I read an
essay, I can’t make sounds
easily
-Kateri
Taiwanese Student
If I were given
a chance to
study in my
next life, I
would take up
Archeticture
because I
w a n t t o
improve my skill at drawing
and use it to make good and
beautiful designs.
-Hazel
Teacher
“If I were given a chance, I
would take up Psychology. I want
to understand and learn more
about human mind and
behavior, so I would be able to
deal and communicate well with
different kind of people. Also, I
would be a big
help to those
who has a
p s y c h e
problem”
-Rofa
Teacher
“I would definitely take up
Medicine. As my family members
get older, I have seen the need of
a doctor in the family. There;s a
huge advantage if you
have one. It’s hard to
be sick, much harder
if you lack financial
aid.”
-Mary Annabelle Lopez
Teacher
If I were given a chance, I would take up Medicine
specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology. I am a
woman; therefore, I should also care for those
who have the same problem and case with mine.
This kind of job is a demand as birth rate
increases each year. I believe if I become expert
on this, I would totally understand what and how
to be taken care of as a woman besides its good
benefits for my pocket
-Elenor Delgado Carisma
Teacher
I would take up Culinary
Arts because I love eating,
but I don’t
know how
to cook
-Cristy Joy
Oliva
Teacher
I would take up Education because I
love children.
-Esther
Korean Student